Knowledge policy : challenges for the 21st century

edited by Greg Hearn (Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology) and David Rooney (Associate Professor, Macquarie University, Australia)

Knowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and social knowledge unimportant? The contributors attempt to answer this and other important questions using a broader epistemological base for the term 'knowledge'. Policy implications are then developed from this perspective. By examining long-term challenges, this unique book explains what we actually mean by the term 'knowledge' and raises fundamental critiques of existing conceptions of knowledge. It argues that fresh policy thinking is needed not only in more obviously knowledge-intensive sectors, but also across all areas of knowledge production. By way of illustration, the effects of the different dynamics of the knowledge era on defence, health, employment, environment, indigenous and international relations, multiculturalism and urban policy are explored. The book then addresses the enduring question of whether it is possible to produce too much knowledge at the expense of wisdom. Providing a thorough treatment on the meaning, production and application of knowledge, this book will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers, students, practitioners and policymakers with an interest in public policy and knowledge-based economies

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Year of publication:	2008
Other Persons:	Hearn, Greg (ed.) ; Rooney, David (ed.)
Institutions:	Edward Elgar Publishing (publisher)
Publisher:	Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
Subject:	Wissensgesellschaft \| Knowledge society \| Wissen \| Knowledge \| Wissenstransfer \| Knowledge transfer \| Bildungswesen \| Educational system \| Kreativsektor \| Creative industries \| Mediensektor \| Media industries \| Technologiepolitik \| Technology policy \| Biotechnologie \| Biotechnology \| Urheberrecht \| Copyright law \| Umweltschutz \| Environmental protection \| Internationale Migration \| International migration \| Internationale Beziehungen \| International relations \| Friedenssicherung \| Peacekeeping \| Welt \| World \| Informationsgesellschaft \| Wissenssoziologie \| 1995-2005
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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (xv, 277 pages) illustrations
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Introduction / Greg Hearn, David Rooney -- Knowledge services / Ian Miles -- Education and the knowledge economy / Michael A. Peters -- Women and cognitive authority in the knowledge economy / Juli Eflin -- Cultural and creative industries / Terry Flew -- From creative industries to creative economy / Stuart Cunningham -- Information society policy / Lee Komito -- The role of media in the knowledge economy / David Rooney, Bernard McKenna, Rhonda Breit -- Science and technology policy futures / Neal Ryan, Michael Charles -- Justifying science : the need for macroeconomic knowledge policy / Steve Fuller -- The new biology : implications for knowledge policy / Sigrid A. Lehnert -- Copyright 2010 : the need for better negotiability/usability principles / Brian Fitzgerald -- Industry policy as innovation policy / Kate Morrison, Jason Potts -- Employment and innovation in the information economy / John Quiggin -- Environment, water, and energy in the 21st century : the role of deliberative governance for the knowledge society / Richard Hindmarsh -- Citizenship, migration, and multiculturalism after 9/11 : towards new policies for naturalization / Dora Kostakopoulou -- A new paradigm for ethical and sustainable indigenous knowledge policy / Hitendra Pillay -- International relations and geopolitics / Rosita Dellios -- Knowledge policy and the future of war, defence, and peace / Emma N. Kennedy da Silva, Rod B. Lyon -- Conclusion : towards integrated knowledge policy / Greg Hearn, David Rooney.
ISBN:	978-1-78254-191-2 ; 978-1-84542-186-1
Other identifiers:	10.4337/9781782541912 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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